Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/karag

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *karu +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*karag

1. sad

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*karag
Genitive	*karagas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*karag	*karagu	*karag
Accusative	*karaganā	*karagā	*karag
Genitive	*karagas	*karageʀā	*karagas
Dative	*karagumē	*karageʀē	*karagumē
Instrumental	*karagu	*karageʀu	*karagu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*karagē	*karagō	*karagu
Accusative	*karagā	*karagā	*karagu
Genitive	*karageʀō	*karageʀō	*karageʀō
Dative	*karagēm, *karagum	*karagēm, *karagum	*karagēm, *karagum
Instrumental	*karagēm, *karagum	*karagēm, *karagum	*karagēm, *karagum

Descendants

• Old English: ċeariġ, cariġ
  • Middle English: chary
    • English: chary
• Old Saxon: karag (in compounds)
  • Middle Low German: karich, karch
    • → Danish: karrig
    • → Swedish: karg
    • → Norwegian: karrig
• Old Dutch: *carag
  • Middle Dutch: cārich
    • Dutch: karig
      • Afrikaans: karig
• Old High German: karag, charag
  • Middle High German: karc
    • German: karg
    • Yiddish: קאַרג (karg)